Dentils

Tooth-like blocks used in a close repeating pattern. Dentils are used in some Doric Order buildings in place of mutules. Dentils also appear on the bed moulding of Ionic, ...

dentil

Architecture; General architecture

A small, square, tooth-like block in a series beneath a cornice.

dentilated

Language; Dictionaries

Toothed. Having teeth; furnished with teeth.

truss

Design; Interior design

An assembly of members combined to form a rigid framework, interconnected to form triangles.

tuscan

Design; Interior design

A plain and unfluted column, the Tuscan is the simplest of the architectural orders.

varnish

Design; Interior design

A coating that lacks pigment, offering a transparent finish for a wood surface.

veneer

Design; Interior design

Decorative or prized wood cut very thin and applied to an inferior wood.

vitreous

Design; Interior design

Clay fired to maturity, so that it is hard, dense, and nonabsorbent.

wainscoting

Design; Interior design

Wood panels or boards that cover the lower portion of a wall, often capped with molding.

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The Flowers of War

A war film about the life and death of a group of girls caught in the middle of gunfires in Nanjing during the Japanese invasion of China in 1937. ...